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Australia lose 2nd wicket

December 07, 2024



Aus 108-3 (42 ovs) vs India 180 | Scorecard


Siraj continues from around the wicket and Head is being tested here as he is beaten a few times as his feet are cemented to the pitch. 

Once he even has a swing and a miss to excite Siraj for a moment.

Two solid defences and two dots to end the over as Head survives and that is a maiden over.



Head is the new man in, Bumrah comes around the wicket to the batter and after  a dot, he bowls a beauty as it goes just past his outside edge. 

Head then latches on to the loose ball as he plays it on the up and smashes it through mid-off for a four! 

A dot later, he clips the ball to backward square leg for a single as a wicket and 5 runs cone off it. 

Bumrah continues, he bowls on the middle and leg side, Smith gets an edge as tries to play it around, Pant takes a good catch as he dives to his left, Smith hangs his head as he walks off out for 2. 


Siraj continues and Labuschagne starts the over with a dot as he plays the in coming ball to mid-wicket.

Labuschagne then flicks the next ball to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Siraj then gets some sharp bounce and surprises Smith who is squared up, gets an inside edge, luckily going to ground. He sneaks a single. 

Labuschagne then blocks the next two balls before the overpitched ball is driven down the ground to long on as the batters run four to bring up Australia's 100. 6 runs come off the over. 



Bumrah continues and after two dots he bowls a no ball.

Smith plays off the over watchfully as just the one comes off it.



Siraj continues and he starts the over with a no ball.

Labuschagne then plays two dots before he gets a beauty as it whizzes over his stumps for a dot.

Two dots later,  Labuschagne defends with soft hands but the fine outside edge goes to gully on the bounce.

Just a single comes off it.
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